ePub A Narrative of Events; since the First of August; 1834; by James Williams; an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica (Latin America Otherwise) by James Williams in History

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Taking part in the Cuban Revolution's first armed action in 1953; enduring the torture and killings of her brother and fiancé; assuming a leadership role in the underground movement; and smuggling weapons into Cuba; Haydée Santamaría was the only woman to participate in every phase of the Revolution. Virtually unknown outside of Cuba; Santamaría was a trusted member of Fidel Castro's inner circle and friend of Che Guevara. Following the Revolution's victory Santamaría founded and ran the cultural and arts institution Casa de las Americas; which attracted cutting-edge artists; exposed Cubans to some of the world's greatest creative minds; and protected queer; black; and feminist artists from state repression. Santamaría's suicide in 1980 caused confusion and discomfort throughout Cuba; despite her commitment to the Revolution; communist orthodoxy's disapproval of suicide prevented the Cuban leadership from mourning and celebrating her in the Plaza of the Revolution. In this impressionistic portrait of her friend Haydée Santamaría; Margaret Randall shows how one woman can help change the course of history.